caroline
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@ Joins the MoMA
Mar 25th
Image source- MOMA. Ray Tomlinson. @. 1971. In 1971, Tomlinson chose the little-used @ sign for his first e-mail, thus retrieving the @ sign from its relative obscurity.
Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator in the Department of Architecture and Design, is known for her daring collection approach. She is always pushing the envelope in shaping the MoMA Collection. In her view, building the collection is less about objects, but instead about concepts. These concepts are often not static but changing, such as the programming of a website, interactive display or the latest acquisition, the @ sign. More >
For SHoP Architects, Pre-Fab is Pretty Fab
Mar 8th
The first view upon entering the studio of SHoP Architects is a wall full of model airplanes. These airplanes visualize the firm’s overarching philosophy of “performance-based design”, in which form maximizes the capabilities of a building. While performance-based design is second-nature in the aviation and automotive industries, it is a rare stance amongst architecture firms. More >
A Meaning-Driven Miami Basel
Feb 3rd
Cesar Trasobares in Marble: “Hojas Libros”
The rage surrounding art world upstarts like Damien Hirst having cooled off, a leaner Art Basel Miami produced a tendency towards ‘meaning-driven’ work. Many galleries were displaying works by artists who were working with an intensity to find meaning, and their directors seemed not only eager, but obliged to explain the works and give them textures, through narrating the artists’ sources, inspiration and driving forces. More >
